Chapter 591 Stealing Potatoes
Lin Yuesha spoke frankly, without any intention of hiding anything from Granny Fang.
This scumbag father never contributed anything to the original owner's growth, and yet he still caused her such a huge problem after she replaced him.
"Granny Fang, if I kill Lin Shusheng, will I be able to stop the arranged marriage?"
Lin Yuesha's eyes lit up; this idea was promising.
With her scumbag father dead, she, as his biological daughter, had to observe three years of mourning.
Lin Shusheng was, after all, the Prefect of the Capital, and the Lin family was a newly emerging high-ranking family in the capital. So, no matter how much face the Wei family had, they couldn't force her to marry while her father was in mourning. And the young master Wei couldn't wait three years of mourning, so he would definitely find someone else.
However, this also benefited Lin Yue'e.
Lin Yuesha was unwilling to do this. She had put in so much hard work and created this bloodshed, why should an enemy benefit from it?
Granny Fang was startled. Killing Lin Shusheng was feasible, but he was a pawn in the emperor's game. If he were killed, it would be troublesome to replace the magistrate of the capital.
Most importantly, killing him wouldn't be easy; if it were done in the inner quarters, it would be easily discovered.
"I was just saying."
Lin Yuesha wished her scumbag father a lifetime of misfortune, but she didn't intend to kill her with her own hands. After all, he was the original owner's blood relative, and it hadn't come to that.
Lin Shusheng cannot die; the only one who can die is Qin Shi.
“Granny Fang, I said before that I would make two preparations, and actually I have this idea.”
Qin is the matriarch of the Lin family. Once she passes away, even if the emperor is considering the Wei family's future, he will not grant her a marriage at this critical juncture, as it would be disheartening.
Lin Yuesha hadn't figured it out before, but now it seems like she's opened up her Ren and Du meridians, and everything is becoming clear.
Granny Fang couldn't help but admire, but then a question arose: with only a few days left until the Lantern Festival, how could Qin Shi have died so quickly?
"Miss, are you going to make your move or...?"
If Miss were to personally commit the act and stain her hands with blood, it would likely be something the master would not wish to see. Qin Shi has no further use; killing her would not disrupt the master's grand plan.
“Brother Yun, no, I should say Brother Qi has the best template. I will deal with the Qin family the same way he took revenge on the Fang family.”
Using someone else to do the dirty work, Lin Yuesha didn't even lift a finger, yet Qin Shi was already on her way to the Western Paradise. And she wanted to hasten Qin Shi's pace.
"It's time to expose my father's mistress and two sons in Taipingfang."
Lin Yuesha pursed her lips. Finding this direction wasn't difficult; let the Qin family discover it on their own.
After waiting for a while, Longjing waited at the door, and Baicha couldn't resist going in.
“Miss, Lin Shusheng has kept this a secret for many years, and Qin Shi didn’t notice a single clue. This shows how meticulous he is.”
Another point is that Lin Shusheng is suspicious, and because of his suspicion and obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is very good at secretly plotting, so much so that Qin Shi could not detect it.
"No, actually, the Qin family doesn't really trust him."
If she trusted him, why would Lin Yue'e have followed Lin Shusheng and almost discovered his hideout in Taipingfang?
Lin Shusheng was lucky that he wasn't exposed last time. Considering how often he and Jiaoniang met in secret, it's normal that they weren't discovered.
The two did not meet frequently, only once every ten days or half a month. Once outside Taipingfang, Lin Shusheng was that seemingly virtuous and devoted man who did not take a concubine, which was truly ironic.
"As for how to arouse the Qin family's suspicion, you don't need to worry about that, leave it to me."
Lin Yuesha revealed a mischievous smile; she had a plan.
"Bai Cha, go to the main kitchen later and try to get on Yao Dajia's good side. Just say I'm hungry and want some late-night snacks."
None of the servants in the Lin household are not greedy. Although Yao Dajia's family is Qin's person, it doesn't involve specific interests. She won't shirk responsibility for things that benefit her.
"Yes, Miss, I'll go right away."
Bai Cha thought her young mistress was really hungry and was about to go out when Lin Yuesha grabbed her sleeve.
"What's the rush? Just remember to steal some radishes or potatoes from the main kitchen for me. I want to carve your young lady."
Lin Yuesha instructed Bai Cha to steal it.
"good."
Bai Cha wanted to ask, "How come my young mistress has the leisure to do carving when things are so urgent?" However, since her mistress always planned things out, Bai Cha decided not to ask, as that would make her seem foolish.
When Bai Cha went to the kitchen, she didn't run into Yao Dajia, but instead met Yao Dajia's daughter, Bai Xiang.
"Miss, I've brought you two potatoes."
She didn't take the radish because there were only two radishes in the kitchen, and taking them out would be too conspicuous. So, while talking to Bai Xiang, Bai Cha quickly hid the potato in her sleeve pocket.
"I've never been a pickpocket before, it feels a bit exciting."
"Once this matter is resolved, I'll be in a good mood and prepare a feast. You can send some to Sister Ziyuan's maid, Houfen, as a way of repaying her for the invitation."
Lin Yuesha took out a dagger and fiddled with the potato, which took a few moments to transform into a shape.
"Look, what is this?"
Lin Yuesha waved the carved piece in front of Bai Cha's eyes; this was her winning strategy.
Since the Qin family had plotted against her, she couldn't just sit idly by and wait to die; this was the first step in her counterattack.
"Potatoes."
After looking at it for a while, Bai Cha realized it was just peeled potato chunks, with a slightly odd shape.
"Do you need to tell me it's a potato?"
Lin Yuesha put the potato into the lip rouge box, gave it a hard tap, then took it out and slapped it onto a piece of white rice paper. "Now you can see it, right?"
"Miss, this...this is a lip print!"
Bai Cha was shocked. How did Miss do that? You couldn't even tell from the cross-section of that potato.
"Just a small test."
Lin Yuesha wasn't bragging; given enough time, she could carve a dragon boat, but it was just a potato stamp, something she could make in a minute.
Don't underestimate the chef. Food is the most important thing for people. In this vast world, who can live without eating?
Actually, the potato stamp isn't very good; it's not flexible enough. But the other substitutes are too complicated.
The lip print should have some wrinkles, and Lin Yuesha added some embellishments, making it even more undetectable that the lip print was just a potato stamp.
Lin Yuesha let out a long sigh after throwing the test paper into the oil lamp and burning it to ashes.
We'll wait for the Qin family to take the bait, starting tomorrow.
On the tenth day of the eighth lunar month, with the Mid-Autumn Festival drawing ever closer, Lin Yuesha spent the whole day playing around, while Lin Yue'e watched coldly, thinking to herself that the big fool was about to fall into an abyss without realizing it.
During the day, Qin Shi, in a good mood, called Lin Yuesha to her courtyard and took out a large box.
"Madam, what do you mean by this?"
Lin Yuesha was clear-headed, but outwardly she had to feign incomprehension.
"It's for you."
Madam Qin smiled kindly. Yesterday, when she returned to her parents' home, her mother advised her that she must broaden her horizons.
Now that Lin Yuesha has been brought in, she is now a daughter of the Lin family. Since Qin Shi cannot make this decision herself, she should be more magnanimous.
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